Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-04-16
LEONE LOCAL CHAT.

Circuit Court began to revolve in
quiet way last Tuesday. It's sort
of legal feast to which the invited
plead off like those of scriptural men
ton, until they are compelled to come
in n0lelas roleaas. Oddly enough no
body seems to appreciate the distinc'
ton of serving on a Jury.
Judge Faulkner's charge to the
Grand Jury was concise and clear,
with special instructions upon ques-
tons wherein fine distinctions might
DE drawn from indictments, and OF
which counsel have heretofore not
been slow to take advantage.
The editor of the Statesman en-
courages the progress of the great JUS
tice juggernaut with his cheerful pres
ence, tho / don't believe he has any
special "case" to "set up" outside
of the Statesman Office, or any other
pressure to bring to bear.
| By and by there will be as many
claimants for the late lamented Bed
| ington blank verse, as there has been
for the authorship of Home, Sweet
Home. Is Edmund I" built on the
plan of the two Dromios? What's
sAo hhotsSA Guy WeAJ
The boys and girls who amble
around on rollers have enjoyed the
opening of the Rink, tho there are
plenty of people who value their per-
sonal anatomy too much to risk hav-
ing it shattered by pedal revolvers.
Personally and experimentally
speaking, a brace in hand is worth
two on the feet. / suppose Base Ball
Clubs are ambitious institutions and
deserve encouragement, but Pm free
to confess that my knowledge of the
game is nil. / watched one of these
plays several years ago at neighbor-
ing town, where the reporter who
was taking" 1t kindly offered to
enlighten me; he couldn't tho; /
didn't seem to be built in a style
necessary to enable me to get a COM
prehensive grasp of the national puz-
zle, and l managed to apprise him of
that fact in periphrasis somewhat
more elegant and less startling than
the above sample. All the same I
wish 1.-THE Berkeley Boys" pleas
bat and ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox and daughter
Ida, and Harry Gerhardt, of Lebanon,
Penna.; Mrs. Laura Michigan, of
York, Penna., and Mrs. Shully, of
Fairfield, Penna., are in town; called
here by the illness and death Of Mrs.
Gerhardt.
Mack McCormick's friends will
be glad to hear that he has passed his
final examination and is now a full
fledged postal clerk with correspond
ing salary; and has grasp on the
situation that will hold good until the
complexion of the administration
changes.
If this personal progressiveness in
" literary" circles continues to spread,
Beatrice" and / will be compelled
to allow special reporters to come
here and interview us geographically
and photographically in order to keep
up with the local procession.
Why not?
Dunn UiUinauS UiuGnaltS.
Entered into rest; on Thursday
morning April 18th, Mrs. Alkaline
Gerhart, wife of DR.. VIM. Gerhardt,
of this city.
Mrs. Gerhardt was a woman of
strong, generous christian sympathleS
and lived them out in life that was
beautiful in It's unselfishness and
purity; and for which those who
knew her cannot but be the better
from its influence. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of the
entire community in their sorrow.
The funeral will take place this
saturday morning from the Luther
an Church. Interment in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Rev. Father Lucke, assistant pastor
of st. Joseph's Catholi" Church, left
for his home in Jersey City, Nj, on
Sunday evening last for two weeks
visit.
In Christ (EpiscopaD Church Win
chester, Va, April 18th, Mr.. Robert
Han Smith, of Maryland, to Miss
Margaret BALDWIN Clark, daughter of
Judge VIM. /. Clark, of Winchester,
Va.
The NJ. C. Kyne farm, located on
the B. & o. r. r. about miles West
of Martinsburg, was sold on last
Tuesday bringing S30.50per acre. Mrs.
Mary A. Ropp was the purchaser
Statesman.